RE: Security of HTTPS

[Servie Platon <servie_tech () yahoo com>]

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Hi folks,

I'm so sorry for the messed up email before, my
apologies. 

I am not the original poster to this thread but after
reading the white paper on the SANS web site made me a
little bit weary of the possibilities which I am
posting my question based on the topic of MITM attack.

1. How does the cracker hone in to attack a preferred
network of choice? Do they just port scan the internet
and once it finds one would do the MITM and pose as a
legit web site?

2. Do they pose as legit web sites to unsuspecting
users, or hiding in the guise of a famous web site but
in fact doing a MITM attack?

Most people now adays, make online transactions such
as buying, selling and other e-commerce type of thing.
After reading the whitepaper makes me think twice if
it is really safe using HTTPS despite the guarantees
being stated by such sites?

Any tips, suggestions, as well as explanations as to
how this is done and how to avoid such a thing from
occuring would mean a lot so that we could limit the
chances of being victimized in the future.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Servie

- --- Jean-Denis Gorin <jdg_cnce2004 () yahoo fr> wrote:

> Lot of papers about SSL Man In the Middle attack.
> For
> example, on the SANS web site:
>   http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/threats/480.php
>
> Some kind of proxies use this to enable content
> filtering of HTTPS traffic...
>
>   JDG
>
> From Alex Bihlmaier
> > Good Morning.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am curious how strong the security of https can
> be.
> > Is there some possibility of a MITM attack?
> > Are there any papers out there outlining this
> aspect
> > of security?
> >
> >
> >
> > //thalunil
>
>
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Hi folks,

I'm so sorry for the messed up email before, my
apologies. 

I am not the original poster to this thread but after
reading the white paper on the SANS web site made me a
little bit weary of the possibilities which I am
posting my question based on the topic of MITM attack.

1. How does the cracker hone in to attack a preferred
network of choice? Do they just port scan the internet
and once it finds one would do the MITM and pose as a
legit web site?

2. Do they pose as legit web sites to unsuspecting
users, or hiding in the guise of a famous web site but
in fact doing a MITM attack?

Most people now adays, make online transactions such
as buying, selling and other e-commerce type of thing.
After reading the whitepaper makes me think twice if
it is really safe using HTTPS despite the guarantees
being stated by such sites?

Any tips, suggestions, as well as explanations as to
how this is done and how to avoid such a thing from
occuring would mean a lot so that we could limit the
chances of being victimized in the future.

Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Servie

--- Jean-Denis Gorin <jdg_cnce2004 () yahoo fr> wrote:

> Lot of papers about SSL Man In the Middle attack.
> For
> example, on the SANS web site:
>   http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/threats/480.php
>
> Some kind of proxies use this to enable content
> filtering of HTTPS traffic...
>
>   JDG
>
> From Alex Bihlmaier
> > Good Morning.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am curious how strong the security of https can
> be.
> > Is there some possibility of a MITM attack?
> > Are there any papers out there outlining this
> aspect
> > of security?
> >
> >
> >
> > //thalunil
>
>
>       
>
>       
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